Accidents up at high-rise sites

January 21, 2008|By FROM NEWS SERVICES

Building tall is getting more dangerous in New York. The death last week of a worker who fell 40 stories off a Donald Trump tower and a spate of recent accidents at other high-rise construction sites have exposed failings, industry observers say. The number of accidents last year at high-rise sites -- buildings 15 stories or higher -- more than doubled, records show.